About the Democratic Republic of Congo

For more information about the DRC see the list of Books, Films, and Web Links below.

Books and Films about the DRC

Books

  • Henry Morton Stanley (1878) Through the Dark Continent, Volumes One and Two
  • Joseph Conrad (1902) Heart of Darkness
  • Crawford Young (1965) Politics in the Congo: Decolonization and Independence
  • Jan Vansina (1966) Kingdoms of the Savanna
  • Peter Forbath (1977) The River Congo
  • Madeleine Kalb (1982) The Congo Cables
  • Crawford Young (1985) The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State
  • Gerard Prunier (1995) The Rwanda Crisis - History of a Genocide
  • Adam Hochschild (1998) King Leopold's Ghost
  • David Maranz (2001) African Friends and Money Matters
  • Michela Wrong (2002) In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
  • Osita Afoaku (2005) Explaining the Failure of Democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Autocracy and Dissent in an Ambivalent World
  • Bryan Mealer (2008) All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo
  • Tim Butcher (2008) Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

Films

Links to More information on the DRC

News Sites

Photographs